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Why nobody wants to be a battalion commander in the Army Reserve
Opinion

Why nobody wants to be a battalion commander in the Army Reserve

110 command positions could not be filled because the Army Reserve lacked willing commanders.

The Navy wants to have 150 uncrewed vessels by 2045
News

The Navy wants to have 150 uncrewed vessels by 2045

A new force proposal aims for a contingent of more than 500 warships and submarines

The Army has a drone flying over the American Southwest that refuses to die
Tech & Tactics

The Army has a drone flying over the American Southwest that refuses to die

The Zephyr S is being kept up in the stratosphere by the Sun and keeps breaking its own endurance records.

The Army won’t lower its standards to meet recruiting goals, at least not this time
News

The Army won’t lower its standards to meet recruiting goals, at least not this time

The days of easing age and physical fitness requirements aren't coming back, the Army's chief of staff said.

The bulk of the Air Force’s F-35 fleet just got grounded over faulty ejection seats
News

The bulk of the Air Force’s F-35 fleet just got grounded over faulty ejection seats

More bad news for the F-35.

Global War on Terrorism Medals
News

The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal will no longer be a freebie

The Global War on Terrorism is officially over, as far as your ribbon rack is concerned.

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History

The incredible story of a daring Air Force pararescue mission in the middle of the Atlantic

5 years ago, a team of PJs leaped into the cold night air, landed in the middle of the Atlantic, and pulled off a daring rescue.

Former Navy petty officer used Facebook to rope troops and vets into $335,000 scam, feds say
News

Former Navy petty officer used Facebook to rope troops and vets into $335,000 scam, feds say

The SEC says he blew the money on GameStop stocks and gambling.

Burn Pits
News

Veterans just got screwed out of a massive expansion to VA health care over some petty political BS

"Don’t use veterans to get back at your opponents in a partisan dispute.”

‘It’s Fyre Festival for veterans’ — Inside a vet non-profit’s ‘chaotic’ couples retreat
News

‘It’s Fyre Festival for veterans’ — Inside a vet non-profit’s ‘chaotic’ couples retreat

The retreat, dubbed "Camp Tranquility," was anything but, attendees say.

The Army is testing out basic training *for* basic training
News

The Army is testing out basic training *for* basic training

90 more days of training. What’s not to love?

The government has a guide on how to ‘obliterate’ horse carcasses with explosives
Culture

The government has a guide on how to ‘obliterate’ horse carcasses with explosives

A U.S. Forest Service guide to clearing potential bear-bait has become a classic in the military bomb tech community.

Jail
News

Ex-Marine booted for extremist activities accused of calling for Nazi-inspired mass rape and murder

Mathew Belanger was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay Hawaii.

Navy warship gets a proper sendoff: Being blown to hell and sunk for training
News

Navy warship gets a proper sendoff: Being blown to hell and sunk for training

Goddamn, they really blew up this ship. Like, a lot

An Air Force Security Forces truck got impaled by a fighter jet
News

An Air Force Security Forces truck got impaled by a fighter jet

Air Force Security Forces vehicles are usually meant to help protect aircraft on the flight line, not get skewered by them.

The story behind the ‘pickle’ button that US military pilots use to drop bombs
History

The story behind the ‘pickle’ button that US military pilots use to drop bombs

This button gives bad guys a very bad day.

How the Navy trains sailors aboard its oldest ship
News

How the Navy trains sailors aboard its oldest ship

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

a-10 warthog
News

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog’s depleted uranium rounds turn tank armor against itself

The depleted uranium slug is so dense, it turns tank armor into white-hot shrapnel in the crew compartment.

The case against invoking the Defense Production Act to save the Choco Taco
Culture

The case against invoking the Defense Production Act to save the Choco Taco

Could the defense industry produce Choco Tacos that actually work?

Florida man attempts to break into Space Force base to warn of alien-dragon space war
News

Florida man attempts to break into Space Force base to warn of alien-dragon space war

Thanks for the civic engagement.